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Water-to-Go are Supporting Welsh Adventurer Keenan Williams, following his journey to Snowdonia

Keenan Williams has just finished a trip to Snowdonia National Park at the age of just 20-years old and is already planning his next adventure, across the peaks of Wales. He used his Water-to-Go filter bottle on his most recent journey, filling from sources all over Snowdonia.

Keenan has written about his experience at Snowdonia and with his Water-to-Go filter bottle …

About Keenan Williams

My name is Keenan, I’m a 20-year-old Outdoor enthusiast from South Wales. I spend most of my time hiking and mountain biking in the Brecon Beacons national park.

Here in Wales we have no shortage of water, from rain, lakes, streams, ponds and waterfalls you don’t have to go far before you come into contact with water. However, none of this water is ever safe to drink untreated due to being riddled with insects such as flies and water spiders, animal waste, bacteria and water born viruses.

Keenan’s Adventure at Snowdonia National Park

On his most recent trip, Keenan would face a problem commonly faced by Adventurers, Explorers and Travelers. How he could get access to clean safe drinking water whilst exploring the great outdoors. However, Keenan was able to find a practical solution to this challenge whilst hiking across Snowdonia…

My most recent trip was to the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales. We spent the night camping at Llyn Gwynant which is an amazing lake surrounded by some of Wales’ highest peaks. This was the perfect opportunity to collect water for my day of hiking. After hiking and climbing for around 5 hours the majority of the challenge was complete however we were still at least 2 hours away from civilisation, and with it being the hottest day of the year me and my friend noticed we were running dangerously low on water.

This is where my Water-to-Go bottle comes in every time. I was able to re-fill the bottle using a tiny Waterfall that was running down the side of the summit. Even though it was amazing to look at and looked crystal clear it was easy to see that it cut through a sheep track and that animals use this fall too due to the amount of bones and faeces laying around. However, due to the filter in my bottle I was able to re-fill our water without worrying about drinking any contaminated water.

The most important benefit of the Water-to-Go bottle for me is the fact that I don’t have to carry huge water bottles or heavy bladder bags. This becomes incredibly useful on longer trips, like when I was in Alcudia. The temperature was sitting around 40° so every member of my group was carrying big heavy rucksacks full to the brim of water. As you can imagine the heavy packs combined with the steep terrain and blistering heat made the hike almost unbearable for most of the hikers. I was able to simply carry one Water-to-Go bottle with me and using a little bit of planning of the area beforehand I was able to consistently re-fill my bottle at every stream or lake we passed and not once did I run out of water.

What’s the Next Adventure for Keenan?

Keenan will continue to explore the Welsh outdoors with his next expedition, taking on a considerable more sizeable challenge than his most recent trip to Snowdonia National Park …

I have a major trip planned in December where I am planning to climb all of the peaks in Wales that stand over 3000ft. This adventure is going to consist of a lot of wild camping and I will spend the majority of my time in the Snowdonia Mountain range. Throughout the expedition, I will be relying on my Water-to-Go bottle so I can fill up from the many natural lakes and streams.

I’ve been using my Water-to-Go bottle for 7 months now and I never plan on going on an adventure without it. I have drunk from various water sources varying from the biggest Waterfall in Wales to tiny puddles riddled with insects and bacteria and not once have I got an illness. By using my Water-to-Go bottle I am not only able to drink safely from any non-salt water source but I am more importantly contributing to reducing the ever-growing plastic pollution crisis. Water-to-Go has transformed my adventures and helps me stay outdoors for longer as running out of safe water is no longer a factor I need to consider.